Biological classifications

Question 1

The diversity of life comes from which 3 categories/classifications of organisms?

Answer 1

Fungi, Plantae & Animalia

Question 2

What classification is listed below Plantae directly?

Answer 2

Protista

Question 3

What bacteria category falls below protista?

Answer 3

Archeabacteria

Question 4

What bacteria category is related to archeabacteria?

Answer 4

Eubacteria

Question 5

What 5 factors make up an animal?

Answer 5

1. Eukaryotic organism
2. No cell walls
3. Multicellular
4. Motile during part or all of life
5. ingestion feeders

Question 6

T/F: Animals make up a large relative number of named species in regards to relative species richness

Animals include beetles, flies, wasps, butterflies, invertebrates, etc

Answer 6

True

Beetles - 20%
Flies - 9%
Wasps - 8%
Butterflies & moths - 7%
Other insects - 13%
Other invertebrates - 12%

Question 7

FITB: Plants/algae make up ___% of the relative numbers of named species

Answer 7

18%

Question 8

T/F: Fungi make up 4% of named species and other organisms make up 6%

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Biological Classifications

Why do we classify organisms?

Answer 9

To put things in boxes

Question 10

Biological Classifications

What is taxonomy?

Answer 10

Naming things & categorizing them respectively

Question 11

Biological Classifications

What is the study of phylogenetics?

Answer 11

Study of ancestry; family tree; evolutionary history

Question 12

Biological Classifications

What is the study of cladistics?

Answer 12

Methodology of phylogenetics

Question 13

Evolutionary Relationships Among Domains

T/F: Archea did not come first historically

Answer 13

False! They did

Question 14

Evolutionary Relationships Among Domains

What are the 3 domains?

Answer 14

1. Archea
2. Bacteria
3. Eukarya

Question 15

Evolutionary Relationships Among Domains

T/F: A cladogram shows evolutionary relationships with a common ancestor with now existing domains

Answer 15

True!

Question 16

Evolution of Classification

Who first classified organisms?

Answer 16

Aristotle

Question 17

Hierarchical System of Organism Classification

T/F: You should never write scientific names of species/organisms in italics or underline (if typing)

Answer 17

False! You must ALWAYS do this!

Question 18

Taxonomic Hierarchy

List in order the taxonomic hierarchy

Start with singular

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Answer 18

• Domain
• Kingdom
• Phylum
• Class
• Order
• Family
• Genus
• Species

Question 19

Taxonomic Hierarchy

List in order the taxonomic hierarchy

Now do sigular & plural

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Answer 19

• Domain - Domains
• Kingdom - Kingdoms
• Phylum - Phyla
• Class - Classes
• Order - Orders
• Family - Families
• Genus - Genera
• Species - Species

Question 20

What is symmetry?

Answer 20

When something has the same shape, size and position on both sides of a dividing line

Question 21

What are eubacteria?

Answer 21

A domain that contains all prokaryotes except archeabacteria

Question 22

What are archea?

Answer 22

One of two prokaryotic domains of life that lives in extreme environments

Question 23

What is entymology?

Answer 23

The study of insects

Question 24

What is protozoology?

Answer 24

The study of protozoa

Question 25

T/F: Insects "shed" their skin

Answer 25

False! They **molt** their skin

Question 26

How do we categorize animals? | 5 categories

Answer 26

1. Symmetry 2. Organizational complexity 3. Types of embryonic tissues present 4. Developmental pattern 5. Segmentation

Question 27

How do we categorize animals? pt 2

Answer 27

Increasing complexity in Body Plans ("Bauplane") reflects evolutionary development through animal history

Question 28

What does primitive mean?

Answer 28

Ancestor

Question 29

What is the opposite of primitive?

Answer 29

Eurot/Eurod

Question 30

What are the 3 types of Symmetry called?

Answer 30

1. Spherical 2. Radial 3. Bilateral

Question 31

Body segmentation occurs in how many phyla?

Answer 31

3

Question 32

What does an animal need to do to "make a living?"

Answer 32

1. Survive 2. Grow 3. Reproduce

Question 33

What is homeostasis?

Answer 33

The maintenence of internal conditions

Question 34

T/F: It is **not** required for protists and all other organisms to perform homeostasis

Answer 34

False!

Question 35

# Organ Systems What are some of the 4 main organ systems? | S, M, INTE, D

Answer 35

1. Skeletal 2. Muscle 3. Integumentary 4. Digestive

Question 36

# Organ Systems What are the other 4 organ systems? | N, E, C, L

Answer 36

1. Nervous 2. Endocrine 3. Circulatory 4. Lymphatic

Question 37

What are the last 4 main organ system types? | E/O, G-E(R), I, REPR

Answer 37

1. Excretory/Osmoregulatory 2. Gas-exchange (Respiratory) 3. Immune 4. Reproductive